Ironing-table.



G. U. HENNE.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED 1130. 23, 1912.

1,073,122, PatentedSpt.16,1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0 1, WASHINGTON, Dv c.

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GEORGE c. HENNE, or NEW COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS.

IRONING-TABLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE a citizen of the United New Columbia, in the county of Massac, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the'saine.

' This invention relates to ironing tables which may be folded compactly when not in use.

An object of the invention is to provide an ironing board having a novel sleeve board which may be folded against the bottom face of the ironing board when not in use, and may be rocked over the top face of the ironing board to operative position with minimum exertion, and when in operative posit-ion may be rigidly held-against escape.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an ironing board having a novel clothes rack which may be adjusted to ex- C. l-IENNE, States, residing at tend near to or far from the side of the ironing board and may be folded compactly against the ironing board when not in use.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel. details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and-claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construet-ion within. the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification :F igure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing table in operative position and with the sleeve board dotted in several positions while being rocked to final position in folding the ironing table. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the ironing table with the sleeve board and clothes rack in operative position. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the ironing table. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 4-i Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the ironing table in folded position. Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 56 Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates an ironing board which is supported on crossed pairs of legs 11 and 12 pivotally connected together at Specification of Letters Patent.

Application fiIed December 23, 1912.

Patented Sept. 16,1913. Serial No. 788,310.

tom face of the ironing board when the legs are in operative position, the legs being adapted to be folded back along the legs 11 prior to the latter being folded against the bottom face of the ironing board, to fold the ironing table into the compact form shown in Fig. 5.

F ixed to the bottom face of the ironing board and extending transversely thereacross are spaced pairs of cleats 17 and 18 between which are slidably fitted bars 19 .and 20 which are connected at the outer end by a clothes bar 21 and are retained between the corresponding pairs of cleats by spaced straps 22 and 23. The clothes bar 21 may thus be slid outwardly from the ironing board to operatlve position as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, or may be slid inwardly toward the ironing board to retracted position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

For attaching the sleeve board a substantially oblong project-ion 24 is formed integral with and disposed centrally on the butt end edge of the ironing board, and to the opposite edges of this projection parallel links 25 are pivoted at the lower ends by means of pivot pins 26 passed through the links and into the edges of the projection. These links are capable of being rocked vertically through an arc of 180 degrees. A sleeve board 27 is inserted at the rear end between the upper ends of the links 25 and is pivotally connected to the latter through the instrumentality of pivot pins 28 passed through the links and into the edges of the sleeve board. An abutment block 29 is fixed to the top face of the ironing board and a spacing block 30 is fixed to the bottom face of the sleeve board and is adapted to contact with the abutment block and support the sleeve board in horizontal position over the top face of the ironing board. Spaced locking pins 31 are engaged through the spacing block and are adapted to seat terminally in sockets 32 formed in the top face of the abutment block. The locking pins 31 prevent lateral play of the sleeve board during the ironing operation ,npon sleeves so that the links 28 are held against dislodgment from position. ironing table, it is simply necessary to first fold the legs then rock the sleeve board upwardly and rearwardly from the position shown in Fig. l and continue this rotary movement until the sleeve board extends along the folded legs and terminally projects across the rung 13. For locking the sleeve board in the latter position, a hook 32 is pivoted to a hinge ear 33 on the bottom face of the ironing board by means of a pivot pin 34:, and is adapted to hook over the free end edge of the sleeve board as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, there being a spring 35 fixed to the bottom face of the ironing board and bearing terminally against the hook to hold the hook in engagement with the sleeve board.

When the sleeve board is rocked away from the ironing board the abutment block 29 forms a fiat iron stand'and for this purpose is equipped with a metal plate 36 on the top face to support the iron, there being a sheet of asbestos 37 interposed be- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing th To fold the tween the plate and top face to protect the block from the heat of the iron.

WVhat is claimed, is 1- An ironing table including an ironing board, pairs of crossed legs pivotally connected together at their crossing, a rung connecting the crossing of said legs, one pair of legs being pivotally connected at the upper end to said board and being fold able longitudinally upon the bottom face of said board, the other pair of'legs being adapted to terminally engage the intermediate portion of said bottom face and being foldable along the first named pair of legs, a sleeve board having a link connection with said ironing board and adapted H to be rocked longitudinally of the legs when folded and to extend terminally across said rung, and locking means betweensaidboard and said sleeve-board adapted to lock said sleeve board in folded position whereby said board serves to clamp said legs againstsaid bottom in folded position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

p GEORGE O. HENNE.

Witnesses: V

ARTHUR H. FINLEY, CORA MEYER.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). C. 

